Machine for weighing liquids.



C. J. WILDER.

v MACHINE kPOR WEIGHING LIQUIDS.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 26, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Miramas www CHARLES J. WILDER, OF AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR WEIGI-II'NG LIQUIDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led December 26, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Serial No. 667,629.

o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. Elimina, a citizen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of lorcester and State of hlassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Machine for Weighing Liquids, of which the following is a specification.

lVhile this invention is designed particularly for automatically weighing feed water for boilers in making evaporative tests, it is capable of general use for weighing any free flowing liquid.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide for the extremely accurate weighing which is reqilired in feed water tests; and to provide a construction which when once set into operation properly will continue to operate accurately and effectively without attention.

Further objects and advantages of the in vcntion will appear in the course of the following description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan of a tank and weigher constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation; Fig. 3 is an end view and Fig. 4 is a detail of the support for one end of the main shaft.

The machine is shown as applied to an ordinary tank 10 of wood or metal. This tank may be open or closed but it is not closed air tight as itmust be at atmospheric pressure. The tank is shown as provided with a feed pipe 11 extending up into the top. thereof and having discharge openings 12 at the center. This feed pipe is controlled by a valve 13 which in turn is controlled by a ilioat 14 shown in the chamber 15 in communication through a port 16 with the interior of the tank. It will be obvious therefore that when the liquid in the tank is below a predetermined level the float will keep the valve 13 open and will close it accurately whenever' the liquid in the tank gets above that level. In boxes 17 at the ends of the tank are knife edges 18 upon which rests a shaft 19. On this shaft is fixed a two-part trough or hopper 20 having a central partition Q1. This hopper is intended to oscillate on the knife edges back and forth so that the partition 21 will come alternately at opposite sides of the outlets 1Q. Obviously the discharge of water into the hopper will fill the uppermost half thereof until it overbalances the other half and the counter-weight 22 on the shaft, and then it will tip into the opposite. position. Mounted in screw-threaded feet 25 at the bottom of the tank are adjusting stops 27 for the edges of the hopper. In this way the stops can be adjusted to the desired height to produce accurate operation. It will be understood, of course, that they are never adjusted to a height above the shaft 19 so that the liquid in the lower half of the hopper can always be discharged.

Fixed on the shaft 19 is a lever 29 eX- tending in opposite directions from the shaft and movable with the hopper. L0- cated at the end of the hopper are retarding devices 30 shown in the form of dash-pots, each having a plunger 31. These plungers are in position to be engaged b v the ends of the lever 29 and depressed alternately as the hopper oscillates. They serve to prevent the hopper from receiving any shock as it reciprocates between the stops 27. In order that there may be no unnecessary friction, thesedash-pot plungers are not connected directly with the hopper, but are operated simply by contact with the rocker arm 29 at each end of the stroke. In order further to prevent friction and for another purpose that will be described hereinafter, the two dash-pot plunger-s are connected by a lever or dash pot arm 32 which is pivoted at the center directly under the shaft 19. On this lever is a track 33 on which operates a grooved roller weight 84. At. the ends of its stroke this weight is checked by a pair of pivoted arms connected by a spring 3G and stopped at their limiting` positions by pins 37. lith this construction it will be seen that when the arm 2f) has pushed a dash-pot plunger down it causes the arm or lever 32 to reverse its position and thereby sets the roller 34 to rolling down the incline until it strikes its arm When it strikes the arm itforces it away from its stop and pulls the other arm through the spring 36 against its pin 37. This cushions the roller and also forces the lower dash pot plunger downwardly away from the end of the lever 29.

In order that the oscillations of the hopper may be registered accurately the lever 32 is provided with a pair of pins 40 and a yokel 41 is provided having lingers 42 eX- tending outwardly from opposite sides thereof over the pins. This yoke is connected with a. rod 43 on a shaft 44 which has another arm t5 connected with an ordinary counting mechanism 4G. In this way it will be seen that every time the roller moves down it positively forces up one of the pins and causes the counter to register. The weight of the yoke moves it down bctween operations of course.

The operation ot the device will be understood readily from what has been said. lVater is admitted under pressure to the pipe ll passing through the valve and thence to the outlet Preferably it discharges through a series of shortI pipes or spouts 12 to deliver the water into either side of the hopper. The hopper' over-balances after it has received a certain delinite weight and tips over into contact with one et the stops 2T and spills its contents into the tank. It can be adjusted to hold any desired amount as will be obvious. As it swings over it takes with it the arm 29 which comes into contact with the elevated plunger 31 and depresses it.. its this plun ger goes down it swings the lever 32, thus lifting the weight 34 until the incline of the track 33 is reversed. Then the weight slides down the incline into contact with its stop and swings the lowered plunger 3l away from t-he end ot the arm 29. At the same time the pin 40 that is elevated b v this action comes into contact with the yoke and registers one operation or measure of water on the counter.

It has been found in practice that this machine is extremely accurate in operation, is durable, and requires practically no attention.

Although I have illustrated and described a. preferred embodiment of the invention I am aware that many modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invent-ion as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but

lVhat I do claim is l. In a. machine for weighing liquids, the combination with a tank, of a swinging hopper mounted therein for receiving liquid and discharging it into the tank as the hopper swings back and forth, a lever movable with the hopper, and a dash pot having a plunger projecting therefrom into position to be engaged by said lever as the hopper swings to one of its limiting positions, said lever being independent of said plunger, whereby it will not retard the return motion of the hopper.

2. In a machine for weighing liquids, the combination with a tank, of a swinging hopper for receiving liquid and discharging it into the tank, means for retarding the swinging motion of the hopper during the last part of its motion in one direction, and

means movable with the hopper in position to engage and operate said retarding means as the hopper swings, said means movable with the hopper being independent of said retarding means, so that the return motion of the hopper will not be retarded thereby.

3. In a machine for weighing liquids, the combination with a tank, ot a two-part pivoted hopper for receiving liquid discharged therein and discharging the liquid into the tank, a pair of vertically adjustable positive stops for opposite sides of the hopper, means for retarding the swinging motion of the hopper on its pivot during the last part of said motion, and a lever movable with the hopper in position to engage and operate said retarding means alternately as the hopper swings, said lever being independent of said retarding means, whereby the return motion ot the hopper will not be retarded thereby.

4e. In a machine tor weighing liquids, the combination with a tank, of a two-part hopper pivotally mounted therein for receiving liquid and discharging it into the tank, a lever fixed with respect to said hopper and projecting on opposite sides of the pivot thereof, a pair of dash-pots, and plungers projecting upwardly therefrom into position to be engaged by said lever as the hopper swings, said lever being independent of said plungers, whereby the return motion of the hopper will not be retarded thereby.

5. In a machine for weighing liquids, the combination with a tank, of a two-part hopper pivotally mounted therein for receiving liquid and discharging it into the tank, a lever fixed with respect to said hopper and projecting on opposite sides of the pivot thereof, a pair of dash-pots having plungers projecting upwardly therefrom into position to be engaged by said lever as the hopper swings, said lever being independent of said plungers, a second lever below the first named lever connected with said dash-pot plungers for raising one when the other is lowered by the swinging of the hopper, and means connected with the second lever for moving the lowered plunger away from the first named lever toward the end of its stroke.

6. In a machine for weighing liquids, the combination with a tank, of a two part hop per pivotally mounted therein for receiving liquid and discharging it into the tank, a pair of dash-pots having plungers projecting upwardly therefrom into position to be operated by said hopper as it swings, means connected with said dash-pot plungers for raising one when the other is lowered by the swinging of the hopper, and means for m0v ing the lowered plunger away from said means toward the end of its stroke.

7. In a machine for weighing liquids, the combination of a pivoted two-part hopper,

a pair of dash pot-s having plungcrs in position to be operated alternately by the hopper as it swings back and forth, a lever connecting said plungers and pivoted at its center, a guide on said lever parallel therewith, and a rolling weightl on said guide for swinging the lower end of the lever down after it has been forced to 'its lowest position by the hopper, whereby the plunger operated by the hopper will be moved down beyond the limit to which it is forced by the hopper.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a pivoted hopper, and a pair of dash-pots in position to be operated thereby and each having a plunger, of a lever pivoted at the center and connected with said dash pots, a track carried by said lever, a roller weight movable along said track, and a pair of pivoted stops for the weight resiliently connected together.

5). In a machine of the character described, the combination with a pivoted twopart hopper, of a lever, a pair of dash pot plungers connected with the opposite ends of said lever'and each in position to be operated by the hopper as it oscillates, a pair Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

of pins on said lever, a yoke having fingers adapted to be engaged by said pins as each one moves upwardly for lifting the yoke, and a counter operated by said yoke, whereby said counter will be operated each time either end of the leverl is elevated, and means on the lever for forcing farther down the end that is depressed by the hopper to raise the other end and operate the counter.

l0. `In a machine of the character described, the combination with a pivoted twopart hopper, of a lever, a pair of dash-pot plungers connected with the opposite ends of said lever and each in position to be operated by the hopper as it oscillates, a pair of pins on said lever, a yoke having fingers adapted to be engaged by said pins as each one moves upwardly for lifting the yoke, and a counter operated by said yoke, whereby said counter will be operated each time either end of the lever is elevated.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES J. VILDER.

Vitnesses GEORGE F. SWANN, WM. F. LOGAN.

Washington, D. C. 

